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So I’m sitting here on New Years Eve 2010 thinking back on the year that was. It’s been a pretty good one as things go. I started off with the ringing in the year at Christ Church in the snow and the excitment of finding a home to share with himself. The big move happened in February, and a few tears were shed as one phase of life closed and a new one began. It was pretty scary in the begining, but as we learned to live together and got settled I think we blossomed to fill our small Capel Street apatment and the convenience of living in town.
Spring brought a short hop to Belguim just before the ash cloud hit. We had some great kwak (aka craic) on afternoons of beer and cidar, evenings walking along canals, and a Sunday morning wandering around a maze of random markets. May brought the wedding of some great friends where we danced the night away, and introducing himself to the extended clan at a family gathering in Cork. I was so proud to see him hold his own with all the aunts, uncles and cousins, and even endear himself to my sister by offering a hand in the kitchen.
A warm and balmy city summer was a new experience. I had a good bit of free time as himself was working like a dog, so my evenings were filled with spinning around town on a Dublin Bike and stroles along the river. I even got me a skater boy helmet for fear of being bulldozed by some yummy mummy in her 4×4. Other highlights of the summer were a group of Unitarians trying to convert us, some work cup watching with surrogate support being given to the little engines that could from New Zealand, and a visit from the Mother for her first city break weekend in Dublin.
Instead of going abroad on the ususal summer break, we decided to be patriotic and spend our sheckles at home, so we set out on our very own Discover Ireland tour. A weekend of luxury in Killenard, a spin up North for a bit of hopping from pillar to pillar on the Giants Causeway, listening to trad music and camping in Donegal, watching the sun set on a stoney beach in Sligo, sampling tasty Murphy’s ice-cream in Dingle, and catching up with life at home in Cork. It was a rollercoaster, but thrilling to discover a world on your own doorstep that you didnt stop long enough to realise was there before.
Autumn brought falling leave and house hunting. Evenings and weekends were spent surfing Daft for the perfect nest to make a home, and visiting some of the hopefuls. And of course there was some music, magic and mud at Electric Picnic.
Winter has thrown up a few obstacles with the snow and ice but it didnt bother me too much as most of my journeys nowadays rely on my own two feet, so there was no stopping me! If anyone is interested, on a cold winters morning, about 8am, if you stand on Grattan Bridge (the bridge that joins Capel Street and Parliment Street) you get the most amazing view of the bridges over the Liffey and the city awakening.
It’s been a great year. Here’s hoping all the efforts in 2010 will bear fruits in 2011.
